Chu Tianyao was somewhat dazed; he felt that the name Chen Ping'an sounded familiar.
It seems to be the name of the male protagonist in a popular novel.
"What a pity..." Chu Tianyao sighed. "Apart from the name, this Chen Ping'an has no relation to the Chen Ping'an in the story."
As he fully digested the remaining memories, Chen Ping'an's experiences were fully revealed.
This vast world is a place where cultivation is possible...
Bitter Sea Town is just an insignificant little town in this vast world.
The town has little spiritual energy and nothing special about it.
Niuma Lane is the poorest alley in Kuhai Town, and can be considered the slum of Kuhai Town.
As for Chen Ping'an...
He was the poorest person in Niuma Lane.
Chen Ping'an lost both his parents at a young age and made a living by begging on the streets.
And so, he barely made it to adulthood.
After reaching adulthood, Chen Ping'an earned a meager living by doing manual labor.
At the age of twenty-one, Chen Ping'an tempered his physique through hard labor and barely reached the fifth level of the Acquired Realm.
The Acquired Realm is only the lowest level; even the fifth level of the Acquired Realm is nothing special.
However, Chen Ping'an still attracted the attention of one person!
Because, given his irregular eating habits, he shouldn't have reached the fifth level of the Acquired Realm under any circumstances...
You must know that in this world...
Every normal adult will enter the first stage of acquired development...
The Heavenly Realm is divided into nine levels. By the fifth level, one can already fight wild beasts like tigers and leopards!
If you come from a wealthy family, you will have ample nutrition from childhood to adulthood.
Reaching the fifth level of the Acquired Realm at the age of twenty-one is considered normal.
Furthermore, if one is willing to spend some loose crystals, one can send a child to the town's martial arts school to learn martial arts.
The instructors at the martial arts school are all at the Innate Realm, so it's not difficult for them to train someone to the fifth level of the Acquired Realm within three to five years.
But how could someone like Chen Ping'an, who can barely make ends meet, possibly reach the fifth level of the Acquired Realm?
The person who noticed Chen Ping'an's unusual behavior was named Qi Mengqiu.
He was a schoolteacher at the third level of Qi Refining (one can advance to Qi Refining after breaking through the ninth level of the Innate Realm). The people in the town would call him "Mr. Qi".
By chance, Qi Mengqiu discovered Chen Ping'an's unusual behavior.
After observing him, he was surprised to find that Chen Ping'an actually possessed the Pure Yang Holy Body!
This kind of physique is extremely strong and masculine, which is entirely beneficial for cultivation...
Therefore, Qi Mengqiu harbored murderous intent towards Chen Ping'an!
He wanted this Pure Yang Holy Body; he wanted to take its place.
And so, Qi Mengqiu deliberately approached Chen Ping'an...
And then they started pretending to teach him a lot of principles!
After gaining Chen Ping'an's trust, Qi Mengqiu gave Chen Ping'an a jade pendant.
This jade pendant appears to be a protective charm, but in reality, it harbors deadly intent!
This is a flawed magical artifact that silently absorbs the life essence of the wearer.
And so, Chen Ping'an put on the jade pendant that Qi Mengqiu had given him.
Life has begun its countdown...
Finally, one month later, today.
Chen Ping'an died under the broken bridge.
After Chen Ping'an's death, Qi Mengqiu appeared...
He took off the jade pendant and began to slowly absorb the pure yang energy within it.
During this process, Qi Mengqiu seemed somewhat smug.
So, he recounted the entire process of framing Chen Ping'an to himself.
After all, a dead person who poses no threat should at least be allowed to die knowing why.
Qi Mengqiu was, after all, a schoolteacher, and that was his reasoning.
However, Qi Mengqiu was unaware that Chen Ping'an was not completely dead at that time.
So he took all of that to heart.
This also allowed Chu Tianyao to later retrieve these remaining pieces of information from the fragments of memory.
After sorting through all this information, Chu Tianyao felt a sense of感慨 (gan3kai3, a complex emotion encompassing both emotion and reflection).
"The cultivation world is indeed dangerous! There are no romantic encounters or beautiful women here... only deceit, treachery, and deadly intrigue!"
"This Chen Ping'an is ultimately not the protagonist of the story. Even with his special physique, he was easily plotted against and killed."
"Judging from his expression before he died, there was a faint smile on his lips. He probably dreamt, in his final moments, that he had become some kind of unparalleled swordsman..."
Chu Tianyao sighed softly, "But in the end, it was just a pipe dream..."
He stretched his body and looked towards the private school in the distance.
"The word 'peace' cannot guarantee your safety... but since I have taken over your body, I will definitely help you kill your enemies and settle the karma of this body."
Chu Tianyao murmured to himself, "Qi Mengqiu, I will kill him!"
"Boom!" A loud explosion suddenly rang out!
Chu Tianyao was startled. He looked around and found nothing unusual.
"Why...why was there such an explosion?"
Just as Chu Tianyao was wondering, another loud bang came.
"Boom! Greetings, host. I'm your system brother."
Chu Tianyao was slightly taken aback, then cursed angrily, "Damn it! Everyone else's system goes 'ding'! Why is yours 'boom'?!"
"Boom! Rejecting uniformity, I am a different kind of system!"
Chu Tianyao felt somewhat speechless, then slowly said, "Alright, Brother Tong, tell me about my cheat ability..."
"Boom! Based on the host's habits before the soul transmigration, a newbie gift pack has been obtained."
Chu Tianyao raised an eyebrow. "Activate..."
"Boom! Newbie gift pack activated! Host obtains the unparalleled cultivation technique 'Yin Yang Evolution Heaven Technique' and the physique: Pure Yang Sacred Body (Perfect). 100 crystals (universal currency)"
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